Just announced Big Head Todd and the Monsters -- The 9:30 Club in Washington on Feb. 15. 800-955-5566 or tick ets.com.'70s Soul Jam -- featuring The Stylistics, Emotions, Heatwave and Bloodstone, Lyric Opera House on Feb. 29. 410-547-7328 or ticketmaster.com. Linkin Park -- 1st Mariner Arena on Feb. 19. 410-547-7328 or ticketmaster.com. Several Species -- Recher Theatre in Towson on March 14-15. 410-547-7328 or ticketmaster.com. Still available Johnny Winter -- Rams Head Tavern in Annapolis on Jan. 25-26.

"THE MAD ALBINO from Beaumont" is just beginning to warm up the crowd at Hammerjack's in South Baltimore. Tattoos of flaming monsters and shooting stars ripple blue and green and red on his milk-white skin as his muscles tighten around his guitar.At the back of the club, roadie Bobby Peterson sells "Johnny Winter . . . 25 Years on the Road" T-shirts for $20 each with the help of a portable American Express charge plate.Nearby, a skinny young woman in a puffed white party dress balances her rear-end on a railing, snapping gum and swinging her legs like a little kid on the playground.

Johnny Winter -- Rams Head Tavern / Blues guitarist Johnny Winter is at Rams Head Tavern, 33 West St. in Annapolis at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday and 10 p.m. Jan 13. Tickets are $49.50 and are available through ramsheadtavern.com. War -- The Birchmere / One of the earliest groups fusing rock, jazz, Latin and R&B, War has been around since 1969. The group, which according to its Web site performs about 150 shows a year, next stops by the Birchmere, 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria, Va. The show is at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, and tickets are $35. Call 703-549-7500 or go to birchme re.com.

Warped Tour / Nissan Pavilion The Vans Warped Tour, celebrating its 10th anniversary, stops at Nissan Pavilion, 7800 Cellar Door Drive in Bristow, Va., all day Wednesday. Gates open at 11 a.m., and acts include Bad Religion, Billy Talent and others. Tickets are $25.50 and are available through Ticketmaster by calling 410-547-SEAT or by visiting www.ticketmaster.com. Johnny Winter / Rams Head Blues-rock guitarist Johnny Winter scorches through Rams Head Tavern, 33 West St. in Annapolis, Monday night at 8:30.

An update on the concert scene: newly announced shows and ticket availability. For ticket information and purchase, call Ticketmaster at 410-547-SEAT unless otherwise noted. Just announced The Eagles will perform at 1st Mariner Arena on April 5. Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons play the Warner Theatre in Washington on Feb. 18. The Carmina Burana Monumental Opera performs at MCI Center in Washington on March 3. Still available Can't Hang at the Funk Box on Dec. 23. The Roots at the 9:30 Club on Dec. 26. 800-955-5566.

Johnny Winter -- Rams Head Tavern / Blues guitarist Johnny Winter is at Rams Head Tavern, 33 West St. in Annapolis at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday and 10 p.m. Jan 13. Tickets are $49.50 and are available through ramsheadtavern.com. War -- The Birchmere / One of the earliest groups fusing rock, jazz, Latin and R&B, War has been around since 1969. The group, which according to its Web site performs about 150 shows a year, next stops by the Birchmere, 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria, Va. The show is at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, and tickets are $35. Call 703-549-7500 or go to birchme re.com.

Aaron West Arkeen,36, a songwriter-musician known as an honorary member of Guns N' Roses, died Friday in Los Angeles of a drug overdose. His management company said he suffered an opiate overdose while recovering from serious burns suffered in an indoor barbecue explosion.He wrote and played on numerous hits with Guns N' Roses, Brother Cane, Sly Stone, Phantom Blue, Izzy Stradlin, Femme Fatale and Johnny Winter.Pub Date: 6/05/97

Warped Tour / Nissan Pavilion The Vans Warped Tour, celebrating its 10th anniversary, stops at Nissan Pavilion, 7800 Cellar Door Drive in Bristow, Va., all day Wednesday. Gates open at 11 a.m., and acts include Bad Religion, Billy Talent and others. Tickets are $25.50 and are available through Ticketmaster by calling 410-547-SEAT or by visiting www.ticketmaster.com. Johnny Winter / Rams Head Blues-rock guitarist Johnny Winter scorches through Rams Head Tavern, 33 West St. in Annapolis, Monday night at 8:30.

"THE MAD ALBINO from Beaumont" is just beginning to warm up the crowd at Hammerjack's in South Baltimore. Tattoos of flaming monsters and shooting stars ripple blue and green and red on his milk-white skin as his muscles tighten around his guitar.At the back of the club, roadie Bobby Peterson sells "Johnny Winter . . . 25 Years on the Road" T-shirts for $20 each with the help of a portable American Express charge plate.Nearby, a skinny young woman in a puffed white party dress balances her rear-end on a railing, snapping gum and swinging her legs like a little kid on the playground.

Philadelphia will become blues headquarters Saturday and next Sunday when the annual RiverBlues Festival returns to Penn's Landing.B.B. King will head the list of some of the nation's best blues artists, including Johnny Winter, Albert Collins, Charles Brown, James Cotton, Buckwheat Zydeco and many others. Styles will range from down-home country blues to Chicago honky-tonk, New Orleans boogie and Texas hard rock. In addition to individual performances there will be workshops, jam sessions, photo exhibits, a BluesCruise on the Delaware River and food concessions.